Aquaculture is defined as what in relation to aquatic resources?

• A. The science of growing vegetables, dealing with non-woody plants for food.
• B. The rearing of aquatic plants only.
• C. The rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food.
• D. The process of growing plants in soil with fertilizers.

Answer: (C)

Aquaculture means rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food in controlled, managed environments. It covers activities like fish farming, shrimp farming, oyster or mussel cultivation, and growing edible aquatic plants such as seaweed. This definition distinguishes aquaculture from general farming on land and from methods that only involve plants or soil-based growing, since it focuses on producing food from organisms that live in water and are raised under managed conditions.